As US cities heighten security, Iran’s history of reprisal points to murder-for-hire plots
The Department of Homeland Security is warning of a heightened threat environment following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. The deputy FBI director says the bureau’s “assets are fully engaged” to prevent retaliatory violence, and local law enforcement agencies in major cities like New York are on high alert. No credible threats to the homeland have surfaced publicly in the hours since the stealth American attack, and it’s unclear what bearing a potential ceasefire announced by the U.S. between Israel and Iran might have on potential threats or how lasting such an arrangement might be. But the potential for reprisal is no idle concern. Rather than planning acts of mass violence, Iran’s most common tactic has been murder-for-hire plots.
